tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10980319.post5571663997630853747..comments2015-05-04T06:26:24.000+01:00Comments on BPS Research Digest: Benevolent sexism puts women off asking for helpResearch Digesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732209043758527445noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10980319.post-82391977448609750362012-12-15T21:20:25.730+00:002012-12-15T21:20:25.730+00:00it would be interesting to know how these results ...it would be interesting to know how these results would be effected if the said plumber was female.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10980319.post-17894535491885485412012-12-13T10:56:24.598+00:002012-12-13T10:56:24.598+00:00Benevolent sexism puts women off asking . Read to ...Benevolent sexism puts women off asking . Read to know more<br />Team building ideashttp://www.superteams.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10980319.post-74421328716542090132012-12-13T00:39:41.083+00:002012-12-13T00:39:41.083+00:00It&#39;s no wonder they&#39;re less likely to rece...It&#39;s no wonder they&#39;re less likely to receive help when it comes to their physical and mental well-being. Plus, men are more likely to outlive women because of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10980319.post-34387254315162098882012-12-11T08:02:16.719+00:002012-12-11T08:02:16.719+00:00When someone verbally expresses dislike with an un...When someone verbally expresses dislike with an undesirable behavior, especially if we agree with their assessment, we are more likely to dig our heels into the ground and to purposefully do the opposite.<br /><br />This has little to do with &quot;benevolent sexism&quot;, other than that the females in the study who responded as such would agree, after hearing the comment and if asked, that [people] should be able to do things for themselves rather than men helping them. That does not apply to other contexts however.<br /><br />We could set up a similar experiment with males or females and have the person on the phone say &quot;People just don&#39;t take their time to make sure they have the right answer! After all they could be wrong.&quot; and then measure the amount of second-guessing.<br /><br />The key here, as found in the title of the study is, &quot;in the Context of a Dependency-Related Stereotype.&quot; That&#39;s a pretty narrow context, with just as limited applicability.Taylorhttp://www.trancedout.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10980319.post-43404996782973552222012-12-08T02:43:17.920+00:002012-12-08T02:43:17.920+00:00There seems to be a simpler explanation that fits ...There seems to be a simpler explanation that fits the results equally well, and that the researchers haven&#39;t ruled out. The participants weren&#39;t necessarily responding to sexism, but may simply have gotten the message that one should do things for themselves (which was present in the &#39;sexist&#39; phone call but not the &#39;impatient&#39; call). If so, you might expect to get the same results if the phone call was from, for example, the researcher&#39;s mom, who thinks she can&#39;t do anything for herself. You might also expect to see the same results from a group of male participants who overheard a similar call.Christina Starmansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10980319.post-13528149042103265702012-12-07T12:21:55.382+00:002012-12-07T12:21:55.382+00:00hi Matthew, thanks for your comments. Just to note...hi Matthew, thanks for your comments. Just to note that the researchers deliberately compared an all-male and all-female remote research team. Women exposed to the benevolent sexism showed less help-seeking behaviour regardless of whether they were asking men or women for help. The researchers included this comparison to ensure that the women weren&#39;t simply shunning men, but were actually less inclined to ask for help regardless of where that help came from. Christian Jarretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878126358281905947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10980319.post-36906285947964588682012-12-07T10:11:28.556+00:002012-12-07T10:11:28.556+00:00Thia ia intriguing..I feel it;s a very complex pro...Thia ia intriguing..I feel it;s a very complex problemKate Braithwaitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15063529046480489577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10980319.post-18053293957276690482012-12-07T00:43:24.778+00:002012-12-07T00:43:24.778+00:00Alternate theory: the study proves nothing about &...Alternate theory: the study proves nothing about &quot;benevolent sexism&quot; and more proves that often, when you specifically bring up the notion that men are sexist, that when another woman expresses frustration towards what she perceives to be sexist men, said women feel a sense of hostility towards men, and are thus placed in a poor mood and/or do not feel like asking them for help.<br /><br />In other words, I don&#39;t believe that it&#39;s the actual so-called &quot;benevolent sexism*&quot; itself that put the subjects off asking for help, as much as it was the woman expressing that she believed it was sexism. If it was truly the act that made the difference, then both groups would have reacted the same; as they were both told of the same act; the only difference was the perceived motivation. The difference is important. One implies that the act is a threat, the other implies that a willingness to assume the worst about someone (that he&#39;s sexist as opposed to simply impatient) is a threat. I&#39;m leaning more towards the latter.<br /><br /><br /><br />*Of the many ideas I&#39;ve heard from feminists that I disagree with, #1 on the list has *got to be that holding the door open for a woman implies that she&#39;s weak. FFS, what man honestly believes that a woman can not apply a half pound of force and move open a door? The notion never even entered my mind until someone took offensive to it. It&#39;s not an assumption of ability, it&#39;s a show of respect for God&#39;s sake. The whole idea smacks of defensiveness and insecurity.﻿Matthew Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971803032019142929noreply@blogger.com